Matrix warehouse & shipping management system presentation

© Matrix Industrial Control Systems, Inc – 2010 November 2010

Data Navigator Warehouse Managementand Shipping Solution

Prepared by: Jim Wilson, PresidentSteven Hartley, V.P. Sales & MarketingMatrix Industrial Control Systems, Inc.

Date: November 2, 2010


Business Overview/Value

¨ An industry leading warehouse and shipping management system purpose-built for the food manufacturing industry

¨ Standard building blocks but with customizable business logic to meet your needs

¨ Full product tracking & traceability – track product from when it arrives at your facility until it is shipped

Full data integration to the Data Navigator manual and automatic labeling modules for enhanced product traceability

¨ Full offline operation to continue system operation through Wi-Fi outages

¨ Real-time system reporting and alerting of exceptional conditions


System Overview

Trailer Check-In Receiving Movement Tracking

Trailer Check-Out Reconciliation Order Picking

Track trailers as they arrive at your facility

Unload product or receive from production

Track product between warehouse locations

Track product shipped against customer orders

Reconcile inventory to ensure accuracy

Track trailers as they leave your facility


Trailer Check-In

¨ Ensure that trailers are in good working order as they arrive on your premises: Check that the reefer is running and has sufficient fuel Ensure that the trailer has no visible damage

¨ Collect information about trailers as they arrive: Company name Truck and trailer number Trailer (net) weight Number of pallets in the trailer

¨ System maintains inventory of trailers on your premises


Receiving

¨ Receive from your own production facilities or from third-party manufacturers

¨ Ensure that you receive what was ordered by receiving product against: Orders manually entered in the back office Orders downloaded from your corporate ERP ASN’s or EDI’s

¨ Perform QA checks to ensure food safety and quality compliance as product is unloaded Ensure that delivery vehicles are acceptable and in

good working order

¨ Label non-compliant cases and pallets

¨ Process return shipments


Movement Tracking

¨ Track the movement of product from one specific warehouse location to another to keep perpetual inventory reports accurate

¨ Optimize storage configurations by using the system to suggest the best storage locations: product grouping, highest turnover, shortest shelf life, fresh or frozen, etc.

¨ Track the movement of cases between pallets: Case transfers between pallets – pallet

breakdown and rebuild Discard damaged product Remove product for QC checks


Order Picking

¨ Ensure accurate order fulfillment by picking against manually entered or automatically downloaded (from ERP) sales orders

¨ Real-time validation for each order or customer: Manage over-picking and short-shipping Control product substitutions Pick product based on remaining shelf life

¨ Improve picking efficiency – the system will tell the picker where the closest product is

¨ Manager orders to improve efficiency: Organize orders based on priority or truck route number Assign orders to picking teams

¨ Pick orders to staging areas or straight onto trailers


Reconciliation

¨ Ensure accuracy of inventory reporting and system operation by periodically doing a physical count

¨ Sub-divide warehouse into zones and use multiple operators to reduce the overall reconciliation time

¨ Review reconciliation results upon completion, manually correct any omissions or errors

¨ Improve inventory accuracy - reports detail current and historical inventory accuracy and allow identify and eliminate errors in the future


Trailer Check-Out

¨ Loaded trailers are treated as temporary warehouse inventory locations – product is not removed from inventory until trailer is successfully checked out

¨ Collect and store trailer information: Reefer temperature and fuel level gross weight seal number

¨ Print shipment documentation such as bill of lading and shipping manifest

trigger ASN/EDI to receiver


Alerting & Reporting

¨ Real-time alerts and reports give you the information you need to make accurate, informed and correct decisions

¨ Alerts can be sent to your desktop PC or to your mobile phone

¨ Summary and detail system reports include: Product receiving/in-take report Inventory by product Product inventory by production date Pallet manifest reports Inventory reconciliation report Product aging/expiry report Sales order/picking order status Warehouse utilization Bills of lading & shipping manifests


System Hardware

¨ Hardware independent – operates on: Motorola-Symbol MC9000 and Intermec CK3 (most popular) Forklift mount PC’s Other PC based devices

¨ Offline operation: Industry leading resilience and redundancy provides continuous operation even without a Wi-Fi connection


Supporting Documents

The following documents provide supplementary information and are available upon request:

¨ Introduction to Matrix Industrial Control Systems

¨ Data Navigator System Architecture

¨ Data Navigator Technology Platform

¨ Data Navigator Manual & Automatic Case Labeling System

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